noun
rock garden
A garden featuring rocks, stones, and often alpine plants; the term is used in Japanese as a loanword from English.
彼は自宅の庭に小さなロックガーデンを作った。
He made a small rock garden in his yard.
Variant with interpunct; less common but still seen.
Refers to a traditional Japanese dry landscape garden (枯山水), while ロックガーデン is a Western-style rock garden with alpine plants.
Loanword from English 'rock garden'.